{"id":130718,"date":"2025-12-16T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com\/?p=130718"},"modified":"2025-12-16T11:50:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T16:50:58","slug":"riverhead-highway-santa-delivers-500-toys-for-students-in-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com\/2025\/12\/130718\/riverhead-highway-santa-delivers-500-toys-for-students-in-need\/","title":{"rendered":"Riverhead Highway Santa delivers 500 toys for students in need"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Riverhead Highway Superintendent Mike Zaleski continued his tradition of spreading holiday cheer by dropping off nearly 500 toys for Roanoke Avenue Elementary School students on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr. Zaleski played Santa for the fifth straight year with the hope of helping every student in need receive a gift during the holiday season. As a 31-year member of Riverhead\u2019s highway department, Mr. Zaleski said he is happy to use his longtime municipal status as a platform to give back to those in need.&nbsp;He was <a href=\"https:\/\/riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com\/2025\/10\/129502\/tennenberg-and-zaleski-run-unopposed-in-riverhead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reelected<\/a> highway superintendent this November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really a good thing,\u201d Mr. Zaleski said. \u201cAnd I\u2019m very humbled, because every year it grows more and more.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His son Ryan attended school in Riverhead, and Roanoke Avenue Elementary <a href=\"https:\/\/riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com\/2025\/03\/125134\/riverhead-principal-promotes-the-shear-joy-of-reading\/#:~:text=For%20a%20week%2C%20the%20entire,Payton%20said%20proudly.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">principal Thomas Payton<\/a> left an indelible mark on Mr. Zaleski as an attentive school administrator.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMr. Payton would literally wait for my son and walk him in to school every day,\u201d Mr. Zaleski said. \u201cSo I never forgot something like that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The principal keeps a list of local children in need throughout Riverhead\u2019s grade schools\u2014including Aquebogue, Riley Avenue, Roanoke Avenue and Phillips Avenue\u2014and helps distribute the toys throughout the district.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c[They] make sure all of the children in need get something,\u201d Mr. Zaleski said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Roanoke Avenue Elementary School assistant principal Andrea Lopez told the Riverhead News-Review the school is &#8220;extremely grateful&#8221; for Mr. Zaleski&#8217;s generosity. When dropping off toys Monday afternoon, Ms. Lopez couldn&#8217;t help but notice the big smile on Mr. Zaleski&#8217;s face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Receiving all of this for our families and our parents, it really makes their holiday,&#8221; she said. &#8220;It&#8217;s the most gracious thing that he could do. You know things are tight nowadays, and it lifts up the spirits of everybody and makes that bridge between our school and the community that much tighter.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When collecting the toys, Mr. Zaleski asks that people donate a variety of toys for students in grades 1 through 4\u2014dolls, trucks, board games, paint sets, you name it. This year, roughly 500 toys were donated by community members with the help of <a href=\"https:\/\/lodge1742.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Riverhead Moose Lodge 1742<\/a>, All Suffolk Car Clubs and Fink&#8217;s Country Farm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/timesreview-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/Zaleski-5K-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-130721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timesreview-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/Zaleski-5K-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/timesreview-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/Zaleski-5K-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/timesreview-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/Zaleski-5K-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/timesreview-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/Zaleski-5K.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Riverhead Highway Superintendent Mike Zaleski ran a 5K on Dec. 13 as part of his 2025 toy drive donation to Roanoke Avenue Elementary School. (Credit: Courtesy Mike Zaleski)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The toy donation is accompanied by an annual 5K that Mr. Zaleski runs\u2014something residents are likely familiar with from his years of running in town. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Mr. Zaleski ran a 5K to support healthcare workers and has run several others in support of local food banks since.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"824\" height=\"784\" src=\"https:\/\/timesreview-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/5K-route.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-130722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timesreview-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/5K-route.jpeg 824w, https:\/\/timesreview-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/5K-route-300x285.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/timesreview-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/5K-route-768x731.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 824px) 100vw, 824px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The route Riverhead Highway Superintendent Mike Zaleski ran Dec. 13 as part of his 2025 toy drive to benefit Riverhead elementary students. (Credit: Courtesy Mike Zaleski)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr. Zaleski consistently goes above and beyond for his community, with over a decade of educational, <a href=\"https:\/\/riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com\/2025\/11\/130268\/riverhead-highway-department-treats-elementary-kids-to-truck-show-and-tell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">interactive elementary school visits<\/a> displaying highway department equipment like snow plows and dump trucks. His efforts earned him and the Riverhead Highway Department the <a href=\"https:\/\/riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com\/2025\/01\/123598\/people-of-the-year-mike-zaleski-and-riverhead-highway-department-staff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Riverhead News-Review\u2019s 2024 Public Servant of the Year award<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just all \u2018do good to feel good,\u2019\u201d Mr. Zaleski said of his efforts. \u201cThat\u2019s basically my motto.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Riverhead Highway Superintendent Mike Zaleski continued his tradition of spreading holiday cheer by dropping off nearly 500 toys for Roanoke Avenue Elementary School students on Monday. Mr. Zaleski played Santa for the fifth straight year with the hope of helping every student in need receive a gift during the holiday season. 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